Barrel or tank stand.



'w. L. FLORER.

BARREL 0R TANK STAND APPLICATION FILED MAR. 13. 1915- 1,175,739. Patented M31114, 1%.

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BARREL 0R TANK STAND APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3, 1915.

Patented Mar. 14, 1916.

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. To all 'wh om it may concern:

; UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

L. FLOBER, F HOUSTON, NEBRASKA.

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' Specification of'Iietters Patent. 'Patented, D131. 14, 1916.,

' Application flle'd March 3, 1915. Serial No. 11,841.

Be it known that 1, :WILLIAM L. F 0RER,.-a

citizen or the United ,States residing at Houston,v in the county of York and State of ljebraska, h ve invented new and useful Improvements'in Barrel or Tank Stands, of

whichthe followin g is, a Specification.

The present invention relatesto a stand for securing and supporting oil, gasolene or other tanks or barrels whereby the said tank or barrel may be tilted and-sustained in saidtilted position to permit of the outflow of the contents of the barrel orf to permit of the filling ofthe barrel.

A further object of the invention is to I provide a standhaving an adjustable band trunnioned thereon, whereby the said band -may besecured around barrels or tanks of .lever arranged upon the device,

varying dimensions, to provide one of the heads with a toothedwhe'el or segment of a wheel which is adapted to be engaged by a spring pressed pawl carried by a suitable so that the ring or band may be swung upon its trunr nions and sustained 'at a desired angle with relation to the stand.

A further object of the invention is to provide a stand of this character with means whereby the barrel supporting ring or bandmay be locked to prevent the rotation of said band, so that the tilting of-the barrel supported by the band will be prevented except by authorized persons.

With the above and other objects in view,

the improvement resides in'the construction,

combination and arrangement of parts set i forth in the follbwing specification and fallband or'ring same.

ing within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings; Figure 1 is a perspective view of a stand constructed in accordance with the present'irivention' illustrating the same supporting abarrel or tankand sustaining the same horizontally, Fig. 2 is a similar vlew looking toward the opposite side of the stand and showing the barrel tilted or arranged at an inclination to the stand, Fig. 3 isa'view similar'to Fig. 1 with the barrel removed, Fig. 4 is a centraltransverse sectionahview approximately on the line H of Fig. 3, Fig.5 is a horizontal sectional view approximately on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4, and Fig. 6 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional view illustrating the manner; of locking the barrel engaging to prevent the rotation ofthe I j The frame 1 includes sides 2 each of which comprises a pair of angularly arranged bars, their upper and meeting ends being provided with connecting members in the nature of. heads 3. The lower and split ends of the bars comprising the sides 2 are connected preferably by angle bars 4:, and the legs of the sides as Well as the angle bars are sustained at their lower por tions in proper spaced relation through the medium of longitudinal bars 5 which are secured to the angle bars 4: adjacent the ends thereof. f

If desired,.one of the angle bars may be provided with angular reinforcing members or straps 6 which are secured tothe inner face of the said bar and which are extended angularly and are secured to one of the legs of each of the sides 2. Each of the 3 is'formed with -an opening providing a journal for a short'shaft or trunnion ,7 secured at diametrically opposite points 1' upon a band'or ring 8, the said ring adapted to encircle and to support a barrel or-tank 9. The band. or ring 8 preferably comprises three-members, the lower member being indicated by the numeral 10, and it is adjacent the ends of aid member 10 that the trunnions or short. shafts 7 are provided.

The remaining-sections 11 and 12 respectively are hingedlysecured to the ends of the section 10, as indicated bythe numerals 13, and the ends of the sections :11 and 12 are provided with angular extensions or ears 14 having alining perforations and be 'ing threaded to receive'the threaded shank of an adjustingbolt 18 Secured to one of the heads 3 upon one of the sides 2 is a segmental rack 19, While secured to the trun nion projecting through the head provided with said rack said lever being provided with aspring pressed pawl 21 which is actuated by a' handle 22, and the said pawl is. adapted to engage'between' the "teeth of the segmental rack 19 to sustain the ring or band 8 at a desired inclination with relation to the stand; The section 10 of the ring or band 8 is centrally formed with an outwardly. projecting lug 23, the same ing, while the connecting bar 41 provided with the brace straps 6 havepivotally secured thereto an arm 24 having an angular end provided with a reduced tongue 25,'the

19 is a lever 20, the

having an open-.

said tongue being preferably provided with a slotand the tongue is adapted to be passed through the openingin the lug- 23 to ref aceive somesuitablelsecuring device; such as f the hasp of an ordinary padlock; The" arm l -isrl only brought into engagement with the hip; when it is desired to sustain the ring or band in a verticalposition with relation to [the frame and to prevent the, swinging ot 'fthe'same hy tlie levei .20.- 1 1' 1 fiItwill he 'notedthat' the sections 11 and I12 of the ring er band 8 may be swung away from; each "other' when the"'bolt"18 is un- 'screwedfrom one ofthe ears l-L so that the "'ba'rrel'i may be'remo\-'ed from engagement by thei'band antLaWeY from the frame and.

ljfso whereby;another angl -full barrel. may he positioned in the frame and engaged hy, the band.' Tofacilitate-the arrangement'of 1 the band upon thebarrel as aln'ia tter of fact. tithe"frainelniayvbenu oved toward the barrel and 'as-thea hei-ght of the frame is approxi- 1nately-equal to one-half of the length" of or ring-'inay. be swung" to its horizontal position and the members 11 and 12 swung againstthe barrel and the adjiis'ting and seeuring element l8 being "applied to the yen] thus; securelvisecuri'ng' the band upon ntlie barrela i l ftrth is isa'cebn'iplished, the :leyer. 20 maybe operated to swing the barrel- .horizonta l posit' *n orto'a position best d for the deli fof oil therefrom. "It" 1s to be further understood that, 'ifth wav;fromf each other] when "the ring or i band in its vertical pcl sition 'and the barrel the ordinary sized barrels or tanks the band (zen ally deposited upon fthe member 10 of the said ring o1'j'band,after which the hinged sectio-ns ll and l-2anay be, swung toward each other antl brought into tight engagement with the harrelhy'the member barrel supported upon the stand will not be interfered with. v

Fro-n1 the above description, taken in con- -nection with the accompanying drawings,

the simplicity of the; device, as Welt-as the advantages thereof w ilhdt is thought, be

perfectly apparent 'to those skilled inthe' art to which suclr invention appertains without further detailed descr1ption.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

" In a device for the pair of angular barshaving its upper end providedwithha head. an ad ustable ring or band'havin trunnions en 'zi 'in hearin s in,

. r h n tk b the heads of the sides, means for rotating.

the I-band upon the-stand. and u'icans'for "lOCklflgI the hand against IOidtlQlhllPOIi the I 'injpresence of two witnesses, sired, the meinhersll' and 12 may be swung 1 purpose set forth. ametid stand including spaced sidesand. members conneetingg the sidesatthe lower ends thereofi said sides each including a 

